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| Little Richard (flamboyant) |
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-Played boogie/woogie and rythm and blues
-Lucielle
-Integrated Black and whites, breaking barriers
-Direct opposite to music of Fats Domino
- Total extravert (the bronze liberace)
-Has written some of rock's landmark songs (tutti frutti)
-Changed conventions of R & B while Jerry Lee Lewis Changed Country |
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-Jackie Brensten and Ike Turner 1951
-The Very first rock and roll record
-Automobile celebration (inspired chuck berry and the beach boys)
-One of the first Jump bands
-Saxaphone squealing was similar to feedback |
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-First double entendre hit
-Billy ward and His Dominos
-R&B crossover to pop charts |
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-Hound Dog (1953)
-Influenced Janice Joplin (Ball and Chain)
-Written by jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller about male prostitute
-Elvis didn't discover for three more years |
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-Bill Haley and the Comets (Haley was originally member of country band. famous in england)
-1950's
-Soundtrack for blackboard jungle (delinquance)
-First White rock song
-represented music for teenagers
-replaced racial gap with generation gap |
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| -boss of blues -Blues shouter (didn't use microphone) -Territory bands in Kansas City - Originally recorded Shake Rattle and Roll - |
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-Vocalist/Saxophonist
-Innovator of jump band
- group known as tympani five
-influenced haley, berry bbking
-choo choo boogie |
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-Guitar/Vocalist
-First to popularize the electric guitar
-athletics while training (visual aspect)
-dancer/singer age 14
-Stormy Monday Blues |
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-Mckinley mogranfield
-**Originator of the Chicago Blues sound
-All instruments were amplified (wailing harmonica)
-Played influence on many rock bands esp british ones (eric clapton, mick jagger)
-Hoochie coochie man |
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-Major contributor to crossover of R&B music
-Boogie woogie piano -2nd line bass (latin style)
-segregation between black and whites (leniency towards black worship)
-paiono/bass/sax emphasis |
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-New Orleans
-Owner of J and M recording studio (the only one in New Orleans)
-live in studio recordings |
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-New Orleans Musician
-Formed core group of studio Rock and Roll musicians in J&R studios |
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-Ambassador of New Orleans Sound
-Discovered by Dave Bartholomew's producer in 1949
-had twang and mix of R&B and Country
-Offered White kids an easy 1st step into black music
-opposite LR, polished, calm, easy going charm
-Ain't that a shame, Blueberry Hill, I'm walking |
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-"The King of Covers"
-Tutti Frutti (outsold Little Richard)
-Blueberry hill, Ain't that a shame |
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-Ignored mainstream white major bands
-couldn't tell if vocalists were white or black (took on personas) |
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-First black disc jockey
-WDIA-memphis black station
-Radio's Jackie Robinson |
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-White disk jockeys of WLAC (Nashville)
-William "Hoss" Allen, John R. Richbourg, Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard |
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-Invented by Elvis (That's all right)
-Frenzied mix of country, blues, gospel and pop
-Southern style, brief in popularity
-no drummer, slapping bass
-Almost entirely the product of Sam Phillips.. also inspired by Hank Williams |
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-Owner of Sun Studios
-Discovered Elvis
-Wanted a white man to sing black music
-Recorded Johnny cash, BB King, Willy Mae Thornton
-Memphis Rockability |
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-Early influenced by gospel music
-Sun Studios: discovered elves, dubbed "Hillbilly Cat"
-Played "thats all right" off the cuff the blow off steam and Sam phillips told him to do it again for the tape (many historians believe to be birth of R&R)
-RCA bought contract for 40,000
-reached national status with "heartbreak hotel"
-Col. Tom porker became manager |
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-Boy Next Door
-Last of 50's giants
-Mointed music toward first rock band with buddy Holly and the crickets
-1st to write and produce his own music
-popularized fender stratocaster
-embraced rockability and imitated elvis |
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-prototype for self contained rock band
-Two guitar/bas/drums combination became standard for british bands
-name may have inspired beatles
-"that'll be the day" "Peggy Sue", "Every Day". |
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-gained more fame in england than america
-major influence on British guitar players
-early development of the power chord sound
-"summertime blues" |
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-Updated the tradition of country
-Nashville has inroad to the R&R market
-Featured a duo voice which was unique in the solo voice market
-Influenced others such as the harmonies of john/paul
-direct descendants to the simon and garfunkel/peter & gordon.chad and jeremy
-Budy holly and the everly brothers were the ancestors of country rock |
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| King of the mississippi delta blues: Robert Johnson |
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-King of rockability
-Reminded true to his style
-Sun Records
-Music is an extension of his hillbilly roots |
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| -1935 influenced by great barrelhouse piano players |
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-Became known as "the killer"
-Lewis was viewed as Elvis' rival
-gave rockability soul |
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| Rock style Expansion (push toward pop) |
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-1958-63
-LAte 50's transition between intial R&R and teen
idol performance
-new comers had clean cut images |
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-Adventure of ozzie and harriet
-Put R&R music in America's living room
-LA rockability style in some of his music |
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| King of mississippi blues |
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| Bob Wills and Texas playboys |
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-Became Brian Wilson's master product
-major influence on the Beatles
-"wouldn't it be nice" showed mental bliss
-Critically considered masterpiece and one of R&R's important albums
-many songs showed wilson's obsession with isolation and his insecurities |
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-Wilson's answer to poor outing of "Pet Sounds"
-LAbeled as a psychedelic tune
-Wilson's finest hour as a producer |
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| Premier R&B label of 1950s |
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-Quiet genius of the Beach Boys
-Influenced by Phil spector's wall of sound |
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-America's answer to the Beatles
-Painted a landscape of beach, paradise, hot rods, and cali girls
-Combo of 4 freshmen and instrumental surf music |
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-Became Brian Wilson's master product
-Major influence on Beatles
-"wouldn't it be nice"-mental bliss
-Considered one of R&R's important albums |
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-Brian Wilson's answer to poor outing of pet sounds
-Labeled as a psychedelic tune
-Wilson's finest hour as a producer |
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-Brian Wilson's answer to poor outing of pet sounds
-Labeled as a psychedelic tune
-Wilson's finest hour as a producer |
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| One of the most successful crossover acts in the 1950's |
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-Featured 13 year old singer, Frankie Lyman
-Biggest hit: "why do fools fall in love?" |
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| The Orieles and The Ravens |
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-Early R&B doo-wop
-Important transition groups |
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-reflected increase through still limited commercial possibilities for black music
-more anonymous sound-less threatening to whites
-Star groups: the platters, the coasters, the drifters
-Grew out of urban settings (Mainly east coast)
-Domain of innocent teen love |
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| Inspired youger groups to be more polished and moved music more towards R&B |
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| Louie, Louie- The Kingsmen |
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Composed by Richard Berry
-The 1st recording by Berry's group, The Pharoahs
-U.S. Congress had full-scale investigation to find out what was inn the song
-declared incomprehensible @ any speed
-louis was a bartender |
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| Louie, Louie- The Kingsmen |
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Composed by Richard Berry
-The 1st recording by Berry's group, The Pharoahs
-U.S. Congress had full-scale investigation to find out what was inn the song
-declared incomprehensible @ any speed
-louis was a bartender |
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-Simple, raw form of R&R
-Inspired by British Invasion bands
-1st wave of do-it-yourself punk rockers |
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| Dick, Dale and the Deltones |
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-King of surf guitar
-Spawned many garage bands around southern california |
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-solidified 2 guitar/bass/drum line-up
-not originally a surf band
-favorite with surf crowd |
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| 1960'S instrumental music (surf music) |
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-surf=primary instrumental style
-lack of vocals necessitated experimenting with sounds on guitar
-guitar had virtually disappeared as lead instrument in early 60's pop
-reestablished guitar as central roll in R&R |
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-Developed style known as "twangy" guitar
-Formed model for surf band guitarists that followed |
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| Instrumental groups (1950's) |
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-Usually built off simple riff
-Rock's first garage bands |
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| Spector's last great success |
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-Inspired spector's best work
-"The Bad girls of pop"
-Discovered by and married phil spector |
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-Use of many instruments
-anyone around studio may have ended up on the recording
-large list of studio musicians that were used became known as "wrecking crew" |
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"Little symphonies for kids"
-Invented role of modern producer |
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Leader of the Pack
-Plays out like romeo and juliet |
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| Groups that followed the girl groups |
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-Like Doo-wop, many one shot groups
-mates idealized images of adolescent romanticism |
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-Motown's only true pop girl group
-classy supremes outgrew image |
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-patterned themselves after chantels
-Bridged doo-wop and uptown NY pop-soul
-mama said |
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-"maybe" was a big hit (1957)
-Important model for girl groups that followed |
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-Sound and style rather than individual voice or image
-success linked to specific producer who projected his vision rather than groups's
-often underlying sexuality behind the innoncence |
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-Leiber& Stoller turned to more serious approach
-Developed high-tech production style
-Uptown R&B |
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-Jused to be called the Robins
-Use playlets-story/song writing style that uses tongue-in-cheek mini-dramas full of wit and insight |
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| Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
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-great songwriting team of 50's
-1st white writers to compose
-"Rogers and Hart" of R&R
-Paved way for Brill Building writers and Phil Spector productions
-Helped expand r&B's range by incorporating a pop style emphasis |
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| Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
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-great songwriting team of 50's
-1st white writers to compose
-"Rogers and Hart" of R&R
-Paved way for Brill Building writers and Phil Spector productions
-Helped expand r&B's range by incorporating a pop style emphasis |
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-2 Leading groups of the 60's: the coasters and the drifters
-Both affiliated with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
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| Involved in payola scandal |
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| Philadelphia and american bandstand |
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-City's most successful teen idol "machine"
-engine of teen idol machine was american bandstand
-dick clark-host |
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| Gerry Goffin and Carole King |
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-Most prolific hitmakers of Aldon
-Variety and ability to change with time, kept them in business |
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| Neil Sedaka and Howie Greenfield |
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-Less varied in sounds ince writing for sedaka
-katy perry like music videos |
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| Aldon Music Publishing company |
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-Symbol for popular music in NY
-Pop Singers rarely wrote their own music
-Song writers usually in pairs (one music-one lyrics) |
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-Country turned to top 40 formats
-Songwriters--not singers-- dominated industry |
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| Most successful teen idol |
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**Godfather of Soul
-Incredible stage show productions
-rythm became everything, all instruments were treated like drum
-Never had a #1 hit
-Groove referred to as "The One"
-Chocked chord guitar sound
-Broken Bass lines (early influences for funk) |
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-Enormous range and sheer power
-Sweeping register, rich vibrato, falsetto, breaks was trademark
-energetic and agile--better live |
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-Known as graceful voice in soul music
-Voie more floating than ray charles |
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-Not really R&R music
-Drew entire spectrum of music
-Church based.. influenced Aretha Franklin and James Brown |
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-Influence of gospel music
-soul music mirrored civil rights movement |
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| Dick Dale and the Deltones |
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-King of surf guitar
-spawned many garage bands around southern california |
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